brassiere• A brassiere, fluttering weightlessly to the ground.• She wore looseblack pyjamas, moccasins and a black brassiere.• Strangled with her own brassiere, they say.• Confidently, her hands sought to undo the brassiere.
Originbrassiere
(1900-2000) Early Frenchbrassière“top part of a dress”, from Old Frenchbraciere“arm protector”, from braz“arm”